What was the inspiration for Weddington Boots?

After another wet summer, a good friend had complained that she was having a hard time locating suitable wellies for her wedding.  After searching on the net and finding only plain white abattoir wellies, I decided to design a pretty, pearlescent wedding wellie that would look fabulous in her wedding pictures, customisable to her colour scheme and could be used as practical wellies after the wedding.

What makes your Boots so special?

Ladies, it’s time to rejoice. The days of muddy sling backs and ruined stilettos are over! Your feet are guaranteed to look fabulous on your special day – whatever the weather – when you slip into a brand-new pair of Weddington Boots. 

They add a unique touch to your wedding day attire and photo album, whilst keeping your tootsies comfy and cosy at all times.

Designed with a funky cowgirl cut, the boots look equally adorable worn with jeans as they do under your wedding dress.

What is important to you at Weddington Boots?

We don’t want the English weather to spoil your special day.  Our wedding wellies will make sure your feet stay warm, dry and most importantly, looking gorgeous – no more ruined shoes or stuck-in-the-mud heels! 

Why would I need Weddington boots?

As the Scouts say “Be prepared!” – if there is one item your Maid of Honour should carry for the bride, when planning for unpredictable events, it’s her wedding wellies.  Is your maid of honour prepared for absolutely everything? 

Where does the inspiration for the design of Weddington boots come from?

I wanted to design a boot that was practical yet stylish; fun but won’t upstage the dress. 

And because you’ll want to wear your boots with more than just your wedding dress, you can customise them to match your favourite outfits by changing the removable satin ribbon and replace with any colour or pattern.

Can you do bespoke designs?

Weddington Boots can be customised to match any outfit you like with its changeable satin ribbon.

You can personalise your wellies by having your new married name or a fun message designed on the side of your boots in dazzling diamontes.  Visit the website for further information.

What sizes do your boots come in?

Weddington Boots are available in ladies size 3 through to size 9.  Children’s sizes are under consideration – so please share your thoughts and ideas with us.

Do they fit all size calves as I can’t always find knee high boots on the high street to fit me?

Our cowgirl cut ensures the boots will fit legs of all shapes and sizes.  We have a complete size chart available on the website. 

How long before my wedding should I look to buy my Weddington Boots?

Come snow, rain or shine – if there’s been recent wet weather, the ground outside will be soft and muddy, resulting in stuck-in-the-mud heels!  Weddington Boots protect your feet from the perils of British weather on your wedding day, but can also be enjoyed on your hen night, festivals, even out walking the dog!   As you can use them time and time again, then you can pick up a pair anytime, all year round.  

Where can I see some of your boots?

Our boots can be seen on the Weddington Boots website, and soon to be the High Street, as bridal shops sign up as stockists. 

How much do Weddington Boots cost?

Wedding Boots cost £35 and can be purchased from our website and selected bridal shops.  However, we have some ‘Unique’ pairs, which are available for £19.99, whilst stock last.

Do you have a returns policy if I order the wrong size or they don’t fit?

We certainly do.  Full details are on the website, however, wrong sizes can be exchanged and boots can be returned for a full refund within 7 working days after receiving them, if you change your mind. 

What are Weddington Boots made off?

Features of Weddington Boots are hand manufactured, so no two pairs are the same.  Made from high quality rubber and covered in a pearly coating they are waterproof wellies with a pink soft cotton lining and EVA insole for added comfort. 

How can I get in touch with Weddington Boots?

You can contact us at Weddingtons Boot through our ‘contact us’ form on our website or give us a call.  We always love to hear from our customers and to see your piccies too!

Do you deliver throughout the UK? And overseas?

Yes, we will courier boots anywhere in the UK for only £5.

We were capturing images for the forth coming Weddington Boots interview in it’s a Perfect Wedding Magazine (See April’s Edition). We got to play out in the mud, with a wedding dress and a horse!!

Anyway here is a sneak peek of our session:

I have therefore spent a long time looking for a solution, not only for me, but one that I can also offer to my clients. 

With much excitement and fanfare, (hear those trumpets) today I am launching my signature portrait box. This beautiful box, is personalised with up to 3 images, comes with a padded lid, and can hold safely, forever, up to 20 of your images. Mounted and ready for display, your images can live in the box and then when you want to change an image, open it up take out the one you want, pop away the one you had out and bingo, a fresh new look is as easy as that. In the meantime the box looks super fabulous on your book shelf or coffee table and means you can still show off your other fabulous images whenever you like.

How to display those images? Don’t panic this has been taken care of too. The signature portrait box comes with a beautiful wooden easel so your mounted images are displayed simply and will fit into any style of home.

Using my new blog templates again here is the fabulous signature portrait box.

I had a little help taking these, Lily wanted to see what I was doing, and got between me and portrait box to look down the lens. Boy, she is getting more and more nosey all the time.

HayleyRuth Photography (That’s me! ;o)) and the The Eight Bells in Saffron Walden are running a super Valentines offer.

Book a table at The Eight Bells on Valentines Night and recieve a compliementary portrait shoot with our love!

And there is more, Violets and Velvet can have your Valentines Bouquet delivered to your table whilst you have your candle lit meal. And there’s even more……… each bouquet will come with a £10 gift card for Bespoke Beauty in Bishops Stortford.

So for all you late organisers, one phone call can get all of your Valentines day sorted in one go and make your loved one feel truly loved and special! Call The Eight Bells on 01799 522790 to book your table and get full details.

To find out why you should join read on.  

What is The Wedding Community?

The Wedding Community is an exciting new wedding planning website which is the source of inspiration, support and knowledge for engaged couples and their bridal party. It provides a social networking platform for all members of the bridal party to connect, share ideas and plan the wedding day together. Wherever you are in the world, you’ll be able to feel part of the big day.  The Wedding Community also has a team of experts from different areas within the wedding industry who provide regular articles for the website.

How did The Wedding Community come about?

We (David and Kim Herbing) got married in June 2007. When we were planning out wedding, there was not really one website that provided us with everything we needed to plan our day, so we decided to create The Wedding Community as the ‘one stop’ wedding website to use to get inspiration and advice, find suppliers and plan the perfect wedding.

What can I expect to find on The Wedding Community?

The Wedding Community provides:
Social Community
Expert Advice
Individual Wedding Website with RSVP Function
Planning Tools
Supplier Directory
Discussion Groups

Members of The Wedding Community have access to planning tools such as a budget planner, table planner, guest list, calendar, scrapbook (where they can save supplier details, articles of interest, pictures and videos), and the bride and groom can even create their own wedding website for their guests to visit. Experts from all fields within the wedding industry provide regular articles for the site to keep the content fresh and current. The experts are at the forefront of all things wedding, from photography to jewellery, speeches to cakes. These unique articles will show The Wedding Community members what’s hot and what’s not and give them all the knowledge and inspiration to create a day that’s unique to them.  Members can use the supplier directory to find everything they need for their wedding, from DJs to dresses, favours to hen & stag parties. The venue search also provides members with an easy to read table for each venue to show the facilities they offer.

Why are you different to other wedding information websites?

The Wedding Community has a team of some of the UK’s leading wedding industry experts who provide regular articles for the site, meaning the advice and ideas are always current and different from other sites. With the social networking aspect, this allows couples to connect with their bridal party so they can share ideas and plan the day together, which is helpful especially if you have bridal party members or even guests located in different areas.

Can anyone join or do I need to be planning a wedding?

The great thing about The Wedding Community is that anyone who is planning a wedding, part of a bridal party, attending a wedding or even those who just love weddings can be part of The Wedding Community.

Will I get lots of spam from other vendors or yourselves if I sign up and do you send my details onto wedding vendors?

Members of The Wedding Community are free to contact as many suppliers and venues as they like, rather than our suppliers contacting our members. Our suppliers are able to post promotional comments in our discussions forums but only in the ‘Wanted’ section. When our members register they also have the opportunity to decide whether or not they would like to receive our monthly email newsletter and if they wish for their details to be passed onto third parties.

Does it cost me anything to become a member of the Wedding Community?

The Wedding Community is a completely FREE to all our members, with the exception of wedding businesses and services who wish to advertise on the website.

What is your web address?

www.theweddingcommunity.com

There are some great conversations and ideas in The Wedding Community so pop on over and have a look.

We’d had to postpone the shoot the week before because of all the snow, and as Hector is working overseas in Japan we had to get them in before he flew back. With all their wedding planning commitments it meant that we had to play in the rain, but that didn’t stop the fun.  It’s likely Hector won’t be working in the area again for sometime, so it was important to them that we captured Cambridge in the images as it’s where they met and holds lots of special memories.

These two are so in Love it makes me smile from inside out and then some. They were up for whatever I suggested and that meant lots of laughter and great images.

Rather than post 100’s of images, because I just can’t choose today, which would keep you scrolling down for ever, I am trying out some new formats so that I can show you lots of the fun we had, in shorter posts, let me know what you think and leave a comment.

First off, we had a little romance, Romeo and Juliet style, to set the tone of the day. Of course as it’s Cambridge we didn’t have to wait long to get a cyclist in it either. Well it wouldn’t be Cambridge without one!

This blocked up old window in the wall of Kings College made a lovely seat to shelter from the rain.

Anthea is great fun to work with as she’s not afraid to give it some attitude, and I get the feeling from this photo that Hector has seen it all before, so it doesn’t wash anymore!

We made sure that we included plenty of the stunning architecture of Cambridge, so that they would have a real record of this stunning city.

I just fell in love with the patterns and shades of the wall in this archway. As as it was dry, we able to get coats off and capture the stunning purples against that beautiful old wall.

These are my favourites from the day!

And finally, Anthea had fun giving some attitude against a nice wrought iron gate, and whilst I think Anthea is fierce in hers, Hector had me in stitches when he asked for a go at looking that good, see for yourselves.

Anthea and Hector, thank you for a great afternoon in the rain, I can’t wait for your wedding in January 2011.

I am really excited about my next Wedding Fayre, because it’s a local,  beautiful and intimate Venue, hosting and supporting the best local independent wedding suppliers.

The Eight Bells Saffron Walden is hosting its own Wedding Fair
Saturday 30th January from 11:00 am to 4pm.

The team at The Eight Bells have been carefully sourcing the best local independent wedding suppliers, from vintage florists to wedding cake makers and they are bringing them together to The Eight Bells stunning Tudor Barn, on January 30th from 11 am.

Luciana Ferreira Day, co-owner of The Eight Bells explains the rationale behind this idea:

….”we have been thinking about putting this together for some time….we’ve hosted a few weddings at The Eight Bells over the years and the outside catering arm has really taken off over the past 12 months.
We have slowly been building relationships with some great local wedding suppliers and brides to be, often like recommendations, so this seemed the perfect way to showcase what is on our doorstep!”

                                                      Some of the confirmed attendees include:

HayleyRuth Photography
Violets and Velvet Bespoke Floristry
Vintage Violets – Vintage china hire
Saffron Patisserie
Pure Tiaras – Bridal Tiaras & Hair Accessories
Cambridge Marquees & furniture hire
3D Events – D.J & Lights specialist
Designs for Loving – wedding cakes and favours
Handmade by Jade – wedding stationary
Burwash Manor Hog roast
Hannah Horton – Jazz Musician
And many more!

In addition to meeting the suppliers, The Eight Bells team will be on hand to talk about their outside catering arm, October Catering, and the various wedding venues they are preferred caterers at, including Barrington Hall & Manor Barn in Harlton. Make sure you taste their delicious complimentary canapés & enjoy a glass of fizz whilst you discuss your perfect day!

Entrance is absolutely free. The fair is open from 11 am to 4 pm. A brilliant opportunity to check out what local suppliers have to offer, all under one roof!

For further information please contact Luciana on 01799522 790 or via email on luciana@8bells.co.uk

Here is a look at the gorgeous barn at The Eight Bells, that they use for their weddings.

Hope to see you there, especially as there is free champagne, provided by Adnams, and Canape’s by The Eight Bells.

This little beauty is not a wedding album but a stunning album of Ellen, Peter and Charlotte’s lifestyle portrait session. It’s always heart warming when clients want to do something special with their images and having a bespoke album created to record these special moments is super cool. It means instead of one or two images in frames or on the wall, you can have more and not only that, but they aren’t languishing on a hard drive rarely seeing the light of day. 

There is something really special about having an album that you can take anywhere and share with friends and family, curl up on the sofa looking at time and time again, or displaying proudly on your coffee table.  

Here it is in all it’s super cool glory:

These soft kiss albums have softer less rigid pages than the traditional kiss albums, but as you can see the pages are still beautiful made for turning.
 

 

Want to see inside? Here is a slide-show of their album so you can have a peek too:

If you would like to have an album of a special occassion or event please get in touch.

When an album arrives, I have to admit to dropping whatever I am doing and rushing to open the box, and see the treasure inside. It always makes me stop and think, if I am this excited, just how excited will the couple be. I like to get them out of the box, checked and then packed for delivery to the couple double quick.

With honeymoons, image choosing, design, and then album production it is often several months after the wedding when the album arrives. Usually just after all the cards have been packed away in the memory box, the presents have been used for the first time, friends have shared all their images of the day, and all the stories of the magical day told. Memories and the excitement from the day are starting to fade. Wonderfully, so my clients tell me, the album always brings back all the emotions and reignites the magic of the day for a bit longer and continues to do so every time it’s pages are opened. (I know this from looking at my own wedding album, it really does make me smile every time I open the pages and see those precious memories.)

For Sally and Jon, this is very true. Having moved house 6 weeks after the wedding and then with a host of other commitments, we only finalised their album design in late 2009, some 6 months after they got married. Sally said when we were designing it, how fabulous it was to see the images as they really reminded her of all those wedding day memories and emotions. I love my job, it’s knowing that I have captured those memories and emotions that people treasure that just makes it for me.

Sally and Jon also chose a Jorgensen album, with a plain black leather cover, it’s very simply, beautiful.

And now I have just received another parcel of albums as I write this, yipeee! This time it is the new soft kiss books album for Ellen, Peter and Charlotte’s portrait session so you’ll have to check back next week to see that one.

Wedding albums for me are very personal to the clients, it shouldn’t be full of images I have chosen, but those that my clients love.  I work with each client to produce an album they absolutely love and that is full of the images they want, telling their story how they want it to be told.

We usually get together and choose the images and talk about the style of layout. Some people want lots of large images, others a contemporary look.  I put together a draft album with the selected images, and using some really cool software, clients can preview the album,  seeing how it will look in reality. The software allows comments on each page and then it automatically emails any comments to me so I can make any changes easily and update the online version for final approval. This makes the design process really simple and ensures that all my clients can be involved in the design of their treasured wedding album.

So onto this weeks arrivals. First Emma and James’ album. They chose a beautiful Jorgensen Album, with an oh so touchable black leather cover and stitch detail.

Jorgensen albums are matted albums. What does this mean? It means a real photo mounted onto a page. Matted albums have a timeless appeal, and unlike our parents wedding albums, which invariably only allowed for one picture mounted on each page,  we are now able to have many photos mounted in many different ways on one page. This allows for true flexibility in design and with their beautiful thick pages, turns the album into one to be adored.

Here is a sneak preview:

I have recently had a number of queries about producing beautiful albums of peoples personal images. It seems in today’s electronic age we are popping them on the hard drive and rarely taking the time to look at them. Recent queries have shown that people are realising this and  are wanting albums to showcase their memories not lock them away on a hard drive somewhere.

If you would like an album creating from your personal images please Get in touch for more information.

Don’t forget to check back later this week to see Sally and Jon’s album.